2014 California Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2014 California Attorney General election
Country:California
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 California Attorney General election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 California Attorney General election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Image1:File:Kamala Harris Official Attorney General Photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Kamala Harris
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:4,102,649
Percentage1:57.5%
Nominee2:Ronald Gold
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:3,033,476
Percentage2:42.5%
Map Size:300px
Attorney General
Before Election:Kamala Harris
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Kamala Harris
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.

A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Libertarian Party

No Party Preference

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Kamala
Harris (D)
Ronald
Gold (R)
Undecided
GQR/American ViewpointOctober 22–29, 20141,162± 3.3% align=center51%37%12%
Field PollOctober 15–28, 2014941± 3.4% align=center49%36%15%
Field PollAugust 14–28, 2014467± 4.8% align=center49%37%14%

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 May 2014 . Don Thompson, Associated Press . Incumbents seek re-election to 5 statewide offices . https://archive.today/20140510191105/http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/05/03/3904969/incumbents-seek-re-election-to.html . dead . 10 May 2014 . . 2014-05-10 .
  2. Web site: California Attorney General Kamala Harris Announcing Re-Election Bid . CBS Sacramento . Paul Blumenthal . February 11, 2014 . March 9, 2014.
  3. Web site: Official certified list of candidates. Attorney General. California Secretary of State. 26 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514004322/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list.pdf. 2014-05-14. dead.
  4. Web site: GOP Obama "Birther" Critic Joins State Race for Attorney General . AllGov.com . February 21, 2014 . March 9, 2014.
  5. Web site: Obama 'birther' critic Orly Taitz files for California AG race . The Sacramento Bee . February 19, 2014 . March 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313023715/http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/02/obama-birther-critic-orly-taitz-files-for-california-ag-race.html . 2014-03-13 . dead .